The mission of Sequim Museum & Arts is to be the stewards of Sequim's cultural heritage by engaging the public in the preservation, study, and interpretation of the collections, and supporting the arts and humanities through inspiring education and exhibition.

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Welcome to Sequim Museum & Arts

175 West Cedar St.Sequim, WA 98382This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Open from 11-3 pm Wednesday through Saturday &During the 1st Friday Art Walk from 5-8pmPlease come in and visit our ongoing displays

January & February Art Display

Nature's Miracles

Art by Beverly Majors

Natures never ending variety of subject matter either in its’ most subtleways or wind and sand blasted by time, presents an array of possibilities. The beauty of the wind and water as it polishes driftwood is always captivating. Although these are not the only subjects painted they are among the favorites. Most of the pieces are painted in Acrylic and some in pastels, however, a new found fondness of scratch art is starting to emerge.

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Local History Books Available

Lonnie Archibald has released another history book about the amazing truck drivers that kept our Olympic Peninsula moving for decades. "Keep on Truckin" is the follow up to "Gear Jammers & Truck Drivers" released last year. Lonnie comes from a Sequim Pioneer family, attended schools in both Sequim & Forks. After attending Peninsula College & Edison Technical School, Lonnie began his career with Century Telephone Co. in the West End. Married to Marge (Anders), who is also a Sequim Alumni, Lonnie resides in Forks & is the author of 4 local history books. "Keep on Truckin" is on sale at the Sequim Museum & Arts, 175 W. Cedar St. Sequim.

by Lonnie Archibald by Katherine Vollenweider

A mammoth find in Sequim

Photo: Burke Museum

The partial skull of a Columbian mammoth was found near Sequim earlier this month and is now undergoing conservation at the Burke Museum. Pictured are the upper teeth.

A partial skull of what’s likely a Columbian mammoth was found along an eroded bluff near Sequim, Washington, earlier this month! Local residents spotted the teeth of the mammoth skull while walking on state Department of Natural Resources land and contacted officials who put them in touch with Burke paleontologists.

Christian Sidor, Burke Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology, and Bruce Crowley, Burke fossil lab manager, went to investigate and help collect the specimen. They found that the largest portion of the fossil—the upper jaw containing two massive teeth—had already come completely out of the bluff where it had resided for thousands of years. However, there were smaller pieces of the fossil still embedded at the base of the bluff.

“The fossil is preserved in rocks that represent a gravelly river bed,” Christian said. “The animal must have died close to the river, been swept in (or scavenged), and then its skull was eventually buried.” The cobble-like layer of rock and sand surrounding the fossil indicates that it is likely 50,000-100,000 years old.

Now that the fossil is at the Burke, the conservation process has begun! Conservation starts with carefully removing any remaining rock and sediment from the fossil—a fairly simple task given how soft the surrounding land was. However, the step of putting the pieces together likely won’t be as simple.

Photo: Burke Museum

The back of the skull in the Burke’s fossil prep lab.

While the specimen is at the Burke, Christian hopes to learn more about it. “Analysis of the teeth would allow us to estimate the age of the individual, but based on its size it appears to be an adult,” he said about the find, noting that “each one provides an important piece of data on our region’s natural history.”

“Vertebrate fossils are important objects that shouldn’t be viewed as trophies,” he stressed. “Bringing the fossil to the attention of the Burke Museum assures that the scientific community can access the data contained within the specimen and that is available to the people of Washington in perpetuity.”

What’s next for the Sequim mammoth fossil? "Once it is stabilized, documented, and preliminarily studied, the Sequim Museum is interested in displaying the specimen,” Christian said. “My goal is to work with the local museum to get the fossil on display soon.”

Ross Hamilton is a 45 year veteran explorer of the Olympic Peninsula and a 50 year student of his art. His long standing pursuit of excellence and accuracy has earned him the respect of those who treasure the beauty of the Olympics. His straightforward style celebrates the beauty of his subjects with little embellishment. For him, the original cannot be improved upon. Though his passions run deep, he lays little claim to artistic achievement, thinking himself to be a 'copy boy' for the Creator's art. Come in and view his new canvasses & 2016 Calendar for sale !

THE BOYS in THE BOAT

Drop in and see our newest and permanent exhibit "Boys in the Boat". The story of the 1936 Olympic Games “Gold Medal Winner” Joe Rantz from Sequim.

Proud Supporters of the Boys in the Boat

"I had the opportunity to visit the Sequim Museum and Arts Center during my visit to the Lavender Festival. It was fascinating. I had heard about a book called “Boys in the Boat,” but had no sense of the drama and impact of this moving and significant Washington history. The museum showed a video and told the story of one local man and his triumph against adversity that had me cheering and tearing. A great visit - I was so glad I came."

Jennifer Wellman

History Exhibits

The Museum & Arts Center Center, 175 W. Cedar St. in Sequim, has several new history exhibits on display.

These include displays of vintage garments, Sequim Police, Logging, maritime instruments and tools, sailing ship models, Aviation & Air strips, Farming equipment, irrigation, "Boys in The Boat" gold medalist winner Joe Rantz from Sequim and S'klallam tribal Longhouse display. The Manis Mastodon exhibit includes a display of a Mastodon tusk and mammoth teeth along with a brief movie showing the excavasion of the local findings.

The Exhibit Center hours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Admission is by donation. Call 360-683-8110 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thank you for your Support

"Sequim Museum and Arts is a treasure. As communities seek to embrace their roots and grow in healthy and productive ways understanding their sense of place is vital. The museum brings together aspects of Sequim and the surrounding area - amazing displays from thousands of years ago to recent history. I learned so much in my short time there and hope to visit again as the exhibits expand."

New Museum Building Progress

Jerry Brownfield Tony Brownfield & Bob Stipe

Support Us

Our Historic Dungeness Schoolhouse needs your continued support to keep the Elevator operational

The Elevator at the Historic Dungeness Schoolhouse is fully operational. Thank you to the Albert Haller Foundation for their generous donation. We need your continued support to keep it operational with annual operating & inspection costs.

Volunteer of the Year

Sequim Museum & Arts Volunteer of the Year

Sequim Museum Board members share their happiness for "Big John" as our Volunteer of the year

The Museum and Arts Center Volunteers would like to thank you for your donation and support. Thanks to people like you, we are able to continue providing quality services for the city of Sequim.

Your donation to The Museum will be put toward future exhibits to acheive the goals in our mission statement. With your donation, we will be able to keep opening our doors to the public, showcasing our permanent and rotating exhibits including our monthly art exhibit.

We would like you to be a part of the Museum & Arts. Please continue visiting our website and/or Facebook page for updates on future exhibits that your donation helped to contribute. We hope to see you at the exhibit center again!